Alert archive / New York / Winter Storm Warnings in 2008
Winter Storm Warning 12, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this winter storm warning at Dec 31, 2008, 6:38 AM EST for 13 counties in New York. It was in force for 5 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 31, 2008, 6:38 AM EST (11:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 31, 2008, 11:55 AM EST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Allegany County, NY, Cattaraugus County, NY, Cayuga County, NY, Chautauqua County, NY, Erie County, NY, Genesee County, NY, Livingston County, NY, Monroe County, NY, Niagara County, NY, Ontario County, NY, Orleans County, NY, Wayne County, NY, Wyoming County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 00:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 56 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 925 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 101 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS41 KBUF 311138 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 638 AM EST WED DEC 31 2008 ...GENERAL SNOW TO IMPACT THE REGION THIS MORNING FOLLOWED BY LAKE EFFECT SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OVER WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA EARLY THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE EAST AND SETTLE OFF THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COAST BY EARLY AFTERNOON. WHILE THE STEADY SNOW FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST LATER THIS MORNING...COLD NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SET UP BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SOUTHEAST OF THE LAKES DURING THE AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. BRISK NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO IMPACT THE AREA THROUGHOUT THE DAY THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WHERE THE HEAVIER SNOW PERSISTS THE LONGEST. NYZ004-005-311945- /O.UPG.KBUF.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-081231T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WS.W.0012.081231T1138Z-081231T1800Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0019.081231T2000Z-090101T1000Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN 638 AM EST WED DEC 31 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM EST THURSDAY. STEADY LIGHT SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES THIS MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON. COLDER AIR FOLLOWING A DEPARTING LOW WILL THEN SET UP NARROW BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW LATER THIS AFTERNOON...WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. AS THE COLDER AIR DEEPENS ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...THE LAKES SNOWS WILL INTENSIFY. ANOTHER 4 TO 8 INCHES IS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF TOWARD THURSDAY MORNING. INCREASING NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ALONG WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE, OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE.IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ019-020-311945- /O.UPG.KBUF.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-081231T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WS.W.0012.081231T1138Z-081231T1700Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0019.081231T1800Z-090101T0600Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 638 AM EST WED DEC 31 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY. STEADY SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS MORNING...BUT A BRISK NORTHWEST FLOW BEHIND A DEPARTING LOW WILL SET UP NARROW BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN NEW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES BY THIS EVENING. THE LAKE SNOWS WILL RESULT IN ANOTHER 3 TO 6 INCHES THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF BEFORE DAYBREAK. INCREASING NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ALONG WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE, OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE.IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ003-013-014-311800- /O.UPG.KBUF.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-081231T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WS.W.0012.081231T1138Z-081231T1800Z/ MONROE-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA 638 AM EST WED DEC 31 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STEADY SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES THIS MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON. SOME LAKE ENHANCED SNOW MAY BRING ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. INCREASING NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE, OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ001-002-010>012-021-085-311700- /O.UPG.KBUF.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-081231T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WS.W.0012.081231T1138Z-081231T1700Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-ALLEGANY- SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO... BATAVIA...WARSAW...WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 638 AM EST WED DEC 31 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STEADY SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES THIS MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY EARLY AFTERNOON. TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. COLDER AIR FILTERING IN FROM THE WEST WILL ALLOW SOME LAKE EFFECT TO IMPACT AREAS SOUTH OF METRO BUFFALO AND BATAVIA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. INCREASING NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW... BLOWING SNOW... SLEET... FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT... THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE, OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ006-311945- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0019.081231T2000Z-090101T1000Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-081231T2000Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 638 AM EST WED DEC 31 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM EST THURSDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM EST THURSDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. STEADY LIGHT SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE 1 TO 3 INCHES THIS MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON. COLDER AIR FOLLOWING A DEPARTING LOW WILL THEN SET UP NARROW BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW LATER THIS AFTERNOON...WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. AS THE COLDER AIR DEEPENS ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...THE LAKES SNOWS WILL INTENSIFY. ANOTHER 5 TO 9 INCHES IS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF TOWARD THURSDAY MORNING. INCREASING NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ALONG WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW... BLOWING SNOW... SLEET... FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT... THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ TJP
1 follow-up statement
000 WWUS41 KBUF 311655 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1155 AM EST WED DEC 31 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT... THE STORM SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT A GENERAL SNOWFALL TO MUCH OF THE REGION LAST NIGHT IS RAPIDLY PULLING AWAY WITH WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL COMING TO AN END. A NORTHERLY FLOW OF COLDER AIR BEHIND THE DEPARTING SYSTEM HAS ALLOWED NARROW BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW TO DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK LATE THIS MORNING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS WILL ALLOW LAKE EFFECT SNOW TO FOCUS SOUTHEAST OF THE LAKES. IN ADDITION TO THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW...WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THIS WILL KEEP TRAVEL CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS EVEN IN AREAS WHICH DO NOT RECEIVE MUCH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL. OFF LAKE ERIE...THE MOST PERSISTENT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FOCUS ALONG THE CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE FROM SHERMAN AND MAYVILLE NORTH THROUGH SINCLAIRVILLE AND PERRYSBURG. THERE WILL ALSO BE SOME ACCUMULATING SNOW ACROSS SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES AS WELL...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. OFF LAKE ONTARIO...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD ALONG THE ENTIRE SOUTH SHORE. THE HEAVIEST ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED FROM THE ROCHESTER AREA EAST TO OSWEGO COUNTY FROM LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. THE BANDS WILL BE VERY NARROW...WITH A WIDE RANGE IN SNOWFALL EXPECTED. NYZ004-005-312345- /O.CAN.KBUF.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-081231T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KBUF.LE.W.0019.081231T1700Z-090101T1000Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN 1155 AM EST WED DEC 31 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AND NARROW HEAVIER SNOW SQUALLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA...WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS WHERE HEAVIER SNOW PERSISTS THE LONGEST. IN ADDITION TO THE LOCAL LAKE EFFECT SNOW...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THIS WILL KEEP ROADS SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY EVEN WHERE LIGHTER ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OCCURS. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. $$ NYZ003-312345- /O.CAN.KBUF.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-081231T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KBUF.LE.W.0019.081231T1700Z-090101T1000Z/ MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ROCHESTER 1155 AM EST WED DEC 31 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AND NARROW HEAVIER SNOW SQUALLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA...WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS WHERE HEAVIER SNOW PERSISTS THE LONGEST. IN ADDITION TO THE LOCAL LAKE EFFECT SNOW...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THIS WILL KEEP ROADS SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY EVEN WHERE LIGHTER ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OCCURS. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ002-312345- /O.CAN.KBUF.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-081231T1700Z/ /O.EXB.KBUF.LE.W.0019.081231T1700Z-090101T1000Z/ ORLEANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MEDINA 1155 AM EST WED DEC 31 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AND NARROW HEAVIER SNOW SQUALLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA...WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS WHERE HEAVIER SNOW PERSISTS THE LONGEST. IN ADDITION TO THE LOCAL LAKE EFFECT SNOW...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THIS WILL KEEP ROADS SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY EVEN WHERE LIGHTER ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OCCURS. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ019-020-312345- /O.CAN.KBUF.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-081231T1700Z/ /O.EXT.KBUF.LE.W.0019.081231T1700Z-090101T1000Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 1155 AM EST WED DEC 31 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AND NARROW HEAVIER SNOW SQUALLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA...WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS ALONG THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE WHERE HEAVIER SNOW PERSISTS THE LONGEST. IN ADDITION TO THE LOCAL LAKE EFFECT SNOW...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THIS WILL KEEP ROADS SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY EVEN WHERE LIGHTER ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OCCURS. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. $$ NYZ001-010-312345- /O.CAN.KBUF.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-081231T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.Y.0027.081231T1700Z-090101T1000Z/ NIAGARA-NORTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...BUFFALO 1155 AM EST WED DEC 31 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL THROUGH TONIGHT. NARROW BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. THE MOST PERSISTENT ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO FOCUS ACROSS EASTERN NIAGARA AND NORTHEAST ERIE COUNTY LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL BE VERY NARROW...WITH LOCAL ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE IN PERSISTENT BANDS. ONLY MINOR ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED FARTHER WEST FROM NIAGARA FALLS TO BUFFALO. IN ADDITION TO THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THIS WILL KEEP ROADS SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY IN SOME SPOTS...EVEN WHERE LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OCCURS. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ013-014-312345- /O.CAN.KBUF.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-081231T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.Y.0027.081231T1700Z-090101T1000Z/ LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA 1155 AM EST WED DEC 31 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL THROUGH TONIGHT. NARROW BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL BE VERY NARROW...WITH LOCAL ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE IN PERSISTENT BANDS. OUTSIDE OF THESE PERSISTENT BANDS VERY LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL FALL. IN ADDITION TO THE LOCAL LAKE EFFECT SNOW...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THIS WILL KEEP ROADS SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY IN SOME SPOTS...EVEN WHERE LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OCCURS. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ011-012-085-312345- /O.CAN.KBUF.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-081231T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.Y.0027.081231T1700Z-090101T1000Z/ GENESEE-WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BATAVIA...WARSAW...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 1155 AM EST WED DEC 31 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL THROUGH TONIGHT. NARROW BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL BE VERY NARROW...WITH LOCAL ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE IN PERSISTENT BANDS. OUTSIDE OF THE PERSISTENT BANDS MUCH LOWER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS CAN BE EXPECTED. IN ADDITION TO THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THIS WILL KEEP ROADS SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY IN SOME SPOTS...EVEN WHERE LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OCCURS. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ021-312345- /O.CAN.KBUF.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-081231T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.Y.0027.081231T1700Z-090101T0300Z/ ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WELLSVILLE 1155 AM EST WED DEC 31 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. NARROW BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL BE VERY NARROW...WITH LOCAL ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE IN PERSISTENT BANDS. OUTSIDE OF THE PERSISTENT BANDS MUCH LOWER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS CAN BE EXPECTED. WHILE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL NOT BE SIGNIFICANT... NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THIS WILL KEEP ROADS SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY IN SOME SPOTS...EVEN WHERE LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OCCURS. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ006-312345- /O.UPG.KBUF.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-081231T2000Z/ /O.EXT.KBUF.LE.W.0019.081231T1700Z-090101T1000Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 1155 AM EST WED DEC 31 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY... THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AND NARROW HEAVIER SNOW SQUALLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA...WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS WHERE HEAVIER SNOW PERSISTS THE LONGEST. IN ADDITION TO THE LOCAL LAKE EFFECT SNOW...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THIS WILL KEEP ROADS SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY EVEN WHERE LIGHTER ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OCCURS. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. $$ HITCHCOCK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 4:16 AM EST | Lake Effect Snow Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Monroe, Orleans, Oswego and 1 more | 25 hr |
| Dec 31, 11:55 AM EST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | BUF | Allegany, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Niagara, Ontario and 1 more | 17 hr |
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Winter Storm Warnings in New York, 2008Every winter storm warning in 2008
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.